NEW TONIGHT, A MOTHER WHO PROSECUTORS SAY ... WAS CAUGHT ABUSING HER CHILD ON CAMERA, WAS IN COURT TODAY. 40/29'S BRETT RAINS WAS THE ONLY REPORTER IN THE COURTROOM. HE SPOKE EXCLUSIVELY TO THE PERSON WHO SHOT THE VIDEO THAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE. IT'S ONLY ON 40/29. "CHRISTINA HAWKINS WAS IN THIS LEFLORE COUNTY COURTROOM. SHE'S CHARGED WITH CHILD ABUSE AND PROSECUTORS SAY IT WAS ALL CAUGHT ON CAMERA. THE PERSON WHO SHOT THE VIDEO IS ALSO FACING JAIL TIME." THIS IS THE VIDEO THAT PROSECUTORS SAY CAPTURES CHRISTINA HAWKINS ABUSING HER DAUGHTER. (nats video...stop, child screams, slaps and says get down...) (nats...knocking on door...Christina Hawkins this is Brett Rains with 40/29 news, we'd like to talk to you) I SPOKE WITH HAWKINS IN FEBRUARY LAST YEAR. SHE SAID IT WASN'T CHILD ABUSE. "I mean yeah, it looks like that's what happened in the video but that's not what actually happened, no I would never abuse my kids" "would you call yourself a good mother?" "yes I would" "I'm not a bad person" RICKEY GRIFFITH WAS ALSO IN COURT TODAY. GRIFFITH SAYS HE TOOK THE VIDEO WITH HIS CELL PHONE TO PROVE HE WASN'T THE ONE ABUSING THE CHILD. HE'S CHARGED WITH ENABLING ABUSE AND NOT REPORTING IT. "it wasn't me doing the abuse, I did turn it in to somebody, just because I didn't go to the police about it, not everybody has to go to the police or DHS to deal with stuff" IF CONVICTED GRIFFITH COULD SPEND TEN YEARS BEHIND BARS. HE SAYS HE WOULD WORK WITH PROSECUTORS IN EXCHANGE FOR LENIENCY. "if they want me to testify against her I would" "HAWKINS' NEXT COURT DATE IS MAY 16TH. THAT'S WHEN SHE'LL EITHER PLEA OR REQUEST A JURY TRIAL. IF CONVICTED OF CHILD ABUSE THE MAXIMUM SENTENCE COULD BE LIFE IN PRISON." HAWKINS' TWO CHILDREN ARE IN DHS CUSTODY.